Kipsang Forename

67,767th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 8,602 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kipsang Forename User-submission:

It is a Kalenjin (Kenya, Uganda) name, which is derived from the word sang, meaning 'out', 'outside' in the Kalenjin language. It is given to babies born outside of any building. The masculine form being Kisang, Kipsang, and the feminine form being Chesang.

Kipsang Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya
90%
 
8,5971:5,386829
Uganda
75%
 
41:10,239,23065,177
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

Kipsang (29,209) may also be a surname.

Kipsang Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Kalenjin (Kenya, Uganda) name, which is derived from the word sang, meaning 'out', 'outside' in the Kalenjin language. It is given to babies born outside of any building. The masculine form being Kisang, Kipsang, and the feminine form being Chesang.

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Kipsang Forename Popularity

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kipsang Demographics

Kipsang Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 294 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kepsang861/
Khupsang8021/
Chipsang801/
Kepjang711/
Kepsong711/
Khipjong674/
Chepsang671/
Khupsong671/
Khepjang671/
Kepshong671/
Kupshong671/
Keopsong671/
Kebjang5715/
Khebjang531/
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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kipsang